Throughout the court proceedings, Kane has maintained her innocence. The leak investigation, she has said, was initiated by individuals who sought to hide their involvement in an exchange of vulgar and offensive emails.

According to an order signed by Judge Wendy Demchick-Alloy, a pre-trial conference in the case has been scheduled Friday in Norristown. Both sides will have until Feb. 29 to carry out informal discovery before pre-trial motions and briefs are to be filed.